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Track and Field @ NCC Chicagoland Championships
Breanna Walters, CUC Athletic Communications

Men's Track and Field Cori Welch, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Conference Champions: Cougars Blaze to Glory with Record-Breaking 4x400m Relay Performance

RIPON, Wis. – The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's track & field team concluded competition at Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference (NACC) Indoor Track & Field Championships. In the final event of the day, the Cougars became conference champions which propelled them to finish fifth of 10 teams with 43.5 points.
 
Notable Performances
  • The 4x400m relay team consisting of Vincent Scarnato (Pottstown, Pa.), Jamel Goins (Columbus, Ohio), Kamren Hannah (El Paso, Texas), and Austin Knight (Forest Park, Ill.) were named conference champions. The squad took gold with a school-record time of 3:21.97.
  • In the 200m, Hannah finished fourth with a personal best time of 22.53 while Knight secured seventh with a time of 22.97.
  • Scarnato ran a time of 51.46 to take fifth in the 400m.
  • Henry Jones IV (Atlanta, Ga.) finished sixth in the 60m finals with a season best time of 7.07.
  • Matthew Cardwell (Cincinnati, Ohio) secured seventh in the heptathlon with 3,782 points.
  • In the field, Korey Randle (East Moline, Ill.) continued his success, finishing sixth in the long jump with a mark of 6.66m. Coming in just behind Randle was Jordyn Boatman (Elmwood Park, Ill.) with a mark of 6.58m.
  • Darius Strother (Joliet, Ill.) took eighth in the high jump with a mark of 1.80m.
  • In the shot put, Brandon Montford (Fairburn, Ga.) secured eighth with a throw of 12.78m.
 
Cougar Personal Records
  • Tremain Dockery (Chicago, Ill.) set a personal best in the 200m with a time of 23.76.
  • In the 800m, Nathaniel Hernandez (Harwood Heights, Ill.) ran a personal best of 2:06.30.
  • With a time of 5:12.27, Cameron Mitchell (Racine, Wis.) set a personal record in the mile.
  • Julien Saltos (Chicago, Ill.) ran a personal best time of 9:55.82 in the 3000m.
 
What's Next
The Cougars will compete on Friday, March 6 at the Carthage Final Qualifier in Kenosha, Wis. Coverage for all things CUC track and field can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
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Players Mentioned

Matthew Cardwell

Matthew Cardwell

Multi
6' 0"
Senior
Jamel Goins

Jamel Goins

Hurdles
5' 9"
Sophomore
Nathaniel Hernandez

Nathaniel Hernandez

Distance
5' 7"
Sophomore
Austin Knight

Austin Knight

Sprints
6' 0"
Senior
Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Distance
6' 0"
Sophomore
Brandon Montford

Brandon Montford

Throws
5' 11"
Senior
Vincent Scarnato

Vincent Scarnato

Multi
5' 9"
Senior
Darius Strother

Darius Strother

Jumps
5' 9"
Sophomore
Tremain Dockery

Tremain Dockery

Distance
5' 8"
Freshman
Julien Saltos

Julien Saltos

Distance
5' 4"
Freshman
Jordyn Boatman

Jordyn Boatman

Jumps
5' 9"
Freshman
Korey Randle

Korey Randle

Jumps
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matthew Cardwell

Matthew Cardwell

6' 0"
Senior
Multi
Jamel Goins

Jamel Goins

5' 9"
Sophomore
Hurdles
Nathaniel Hernandez

Nathaniel Hernandez

5' 7"
Sophomore
Distance
Austin Knight

Austin Knight

6' 0"
Senior
Sprints
Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

6' 0"
Sophomore
Distance
Brandon Montford

Brandon Montford

5' 11"
Senior
Throws
Vincent Scarnato

Vincent Scarnato

5' 9"
Senior
Multi
Darius Strother

Darius Strother

5' 9"
Sophomore
Jumps
Tremain Dockery

Tremain Dockery

5' 8"
Freshman
Distance
Julien Saltos

Julien Saltos

5' 4"
Freshman
Distance
Jordyn Boatman

Jordyn Boatman

5' 9"
Freshman
Jumps
Korey Randle

Korey Randle

6' 0"
Freshman
Jumps